Thread: Jumper wire
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Old 09-11-2019, 09:35 AM   #5
Badpuppy
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Default Re: Jumper wire

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Originally Posted by Ray64 View Post
I got a problem somewhere. The car quit running with the popout switch. I took it out and had it tested. It tested out as perfect. So I put a jumper from coil to the condenser on the side of dizzy. Car runs fine that way. Then if you turn key off engine stops. Turn key on will start rt up. Disconect jumper will not run. So what you think problem might be? T. I. A. RAY
Seems backwards. If your cable is shorted like Kurt says, the car will run with the jumper installed and the key off. When you turn the key on the car will die because the coil is grounded. (And it will run the battery down.)
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